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Anson Colby Alexander (b. 1855) —
also known as Anson C. Alexander —
of Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., October
10, 1855.
Republican. Physician;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1935; defeated, 1940;
candidate for New
Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1938.
Baptist.
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Penacook, Concord, N.H.
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Relatives: Son
of Wesley Alexander and Sarah Buckman (Bray) Alexander; married, June 22,
1882, to Frances Merton Goodwin. |
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Charles Hubbard Amsden (b. 1848) —
also known as Charles H. Amsden —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 8,
1848.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; lumber
dealer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1883-84; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1888, 1890.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. Amsden and Mary (Muzzey) Amsden. |
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Frank Carey Archibald (1857-1935) —
also known as Frank C. Archibald —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
31, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; Bennington
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1904-06; member of Vermont
state senate, 1910, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1916;
Vermont
state attorney general, 1919-25.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1935 (age 77 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Thomas Henry Archibald and Susan (Wadleigh)
Archibald. |
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Reed Paige Clark (b. 1878) —
of Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., August
19, 1878.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
E. Burnham, 1901-11; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Loanda, 1919-24; Port Elizabeth, 1924-25; Mexico City, 1925-26, 1927-28; Guadalajara, 1928-29; Santo Domingo, 1929-30; Belgrade, 1930-35; Vienna, as of 1935; Victoria, as of 1938-43.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clark and Alice Whitney (McIntire) Clark; married, November
12, 1928, to Jeanne Marie Bertrand. |
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Josiah Davis Cross (b. 1820) —
also known as Josiah D. Cross —
of Vershire, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Grantham, Sullivan
County, N.H., 1820.
Clergyman;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vershire, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. French (b. 1905) —
of Groton, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
15, 1905.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Groton, 1947-50; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County; elected 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878-1958) —
also known as Alvan T. Fuller —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
27, 1878.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1917-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April
30, 1958 (age 80 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at East
Cemetery, Rye Beach, Rye, N.H.
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Gordon John Humphrey (b. 1940) —
also known as Gordon J. Humphrey —
of Chichester, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn., October
9, 1940.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1979-90; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1988,
2016.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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Francis Wayland Johnston (b. 1882) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April
29, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Sullivan
County Solicitor, 1923-29; president, Claremont State Bank; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1932-35; superior court judge
in New Hampshire, 1935-36; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-49; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1949-52.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Arthur Johnston and Jeannette (Cass) Johnston; married, December
18, 1915, to Alice Walker Smith. |
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1913-18.
Baptist or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Samuel Everett Pingree (1832-1922) —
also known as Samuel E. Pingree —
of Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
2, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1882-84; Governor of
Vermont, 1884-86; received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at Lee's Mills, Virginia, April 16,
1862.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died June 1,
1922 (age 89 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hartford
Cemetery, Hartford, Vt.
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Charles Rogers (b. 1823) —
of Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Alton, Belknap
County, N.H., August
28, 1823.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wheelock, 1852-54, 1861-62,
1878-80, 1888; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1872-74.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) —
also known as John Q. Tilson —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Clearbranch, Unicoi
County, Tenn., April 5,
1866.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1905-08; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-32 (at-large
1909-13, 3rd District 1915-32); defeated, 1912; resigned 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932;
Parliamentarian, 1936.
Baptist. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
14, 1958 (age 92 years, 131
days).
Interment at Tilson Cemetery, Clearbranch, Tenn.
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Charles William Tobey (1880-1953) —
also known as Charles W. Tobey —
of Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 22,
1880.
Republican. President, F. M. Hoyt Shoe
Company; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-20,
1923-24; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member
of New
Hampshire state senate, 1925-26; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1933-39; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1939-53; died in office 1953.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1953 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Miller
Cemetery, Temple, N.H.
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